Where does “ictal” come from?

Ictal comes from English ictus, which derives from Latin icō, meaning to strike, with the adjective form relating to a striking or sudden occurrence.

ictal (English): Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack...

Ancestry of “ictal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishictusThe pulse; A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or...
2Latinictushit, struck; stabbed, stung; a blow, stroke,...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ictal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin ictus
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